Method and system for error detection in a managed application environment

Abstract

A method of managing at least one client computer program in a managed application environment can include receiving a request from at least one of a plurality of client computer programs to begin a timer. The timer can correspond to an identified task of the client computer program which has been identified as a time-out susceptible task, and which is executing within a particular thread of execution of the client computer program. The timer corresponding to the request and the time-out susceptible task can be selectively started in a separate thread of execution. The identified task can be timed. If the timer expires, a recovery action can be performed corresponding to the time-out susceptible task.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Technical Field

[0002] This invention relates generally to system management of computer programs, and more particularly, to detecting error conditions such as time-outs within computer programs.

[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0004] A system management (SM) agent is responsible for monitoring and controlling various computer programs, performing failure recovery, and improving overall system reliability. In particular, SM agents can detect different error conditions within computer programs and computer program processes. Conventional solutions for managing system resources have incorporated a variety of mechanisms. One solution has been to identify system processes which have become idle and are no longer in use. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,157,928 to Sprenger et. al. teaches that system resources can be managed or released by destroying particular agent processes which have been idle for a certain period of time. Other systems attempt to m...

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